Fire Emblem was long known as “that Japanese strategy RPG the guys from Smash Bros. come from”. Now that Fire Emblem: Awakening has put the franchise on everyone’s radar, catch up on the franchise’s history with the latest episode of Did You Know Gaming.

Fire Emblem: Awakening developer Intelligent Systems has announced its next release will be a new title in the Daigasso Band Bros. series, or as it’s called in the West, Jam with the Band. The new 3DS game is called Band Bros. P and the teaser site is open now.

“That’s not Fire Emblem,” one Intelligent Systems staff member said when confronted with the idea of introducing a Casual mode to turn-based RPG series Fire Emblem, which traditionally punishes carelessness with permadeath.

Fire Emblem: Awakening is getting a retail and digital simship, according to a new listing on the 3DS eShop. Visit the listing on your handheld to see some new, 3D screenshots. The Intelligent Systems RPG arrives in the US on February 4, but you’ll have to wait till April to get it in Europe. Check […]